Museum closure ‘less likely’ as MP slams cuts

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Hopes that Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon, will be saved from closure have been raised, after the department for culture, media and sport struck a deal with the Treasury. It is now thought that cultural facilities will only lose...

FA Tesco Skills Football Festival

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During May Half Term, The FA Tesco Skills Team is running a number of free football festivals for players aged 5-11yrs. Each festival will consist of a one hour coaching session, delivered by...

Brothers in arms

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Shildon Railway Cricket Club enjoyed its first win of the season, and it was the impact of brothers Greg and Bret Upton which helped the 1st XI to an emphatic victory. Visitors Hylton batted first on a wicket...

Shildon's season 'draws' to a close

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Shildon AFC’s last eight matches have resulted in six draws and two losses as the club’s season heads towards it close. The latest draw came on Monday night against Team Northumbria...

Busy week for Shildon’s athletes

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Shildon’s young athletes have had a busy few weeks finalising their preparations for the North East Counties track and field Championships. Despite the often poor weather, they have achieved...

Shildon AFC raffle

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Shildon AFC recently held a raffle of toiletries that were kindly donated to the club for the purpose, with all proceeds going to the football club. The winning tickets were drawn on...

Thornhill gets ready for ‘Wig Wednesday’

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Pupils and teachers at Thornhill Primary School in Shildon are taking part in a national fundraising initiative to show support to one of their peers, who was recently diagnosed with cancer...

BERCS to ride coast-to-coast for charity

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Local businessman and chairman of Shildon Football Club, Brian Burn, is one of ten “ugly, fat, unfit old men”, taking part in a coast-to-coast cycle ride in aid of two charities:...

Citizens Advice ‘still here to help’

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Having collated their statistics for the last financial year, Sedgefield & District Citizens Advice Bureau is pleased to report a 6% increase in clients helped across the year against a reduction of 25%...

MP pledges bank ‘fight will go on’

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Shildon’s MP, Helen Goodman has welcomed the announcement by HSBC that customers will be able to access their bank accounts through local post offices. The bank’s announcement...
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